279 dengue patients hospitalized in last 24 hrs

A total of 279 new dengue patients have been admitted to hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours.

Of the new cases, 45 were recorded in Barishal division (excluding city corporation area) while 84 in Chattogram division (excluding city corporation area), 42 in Dhaka division, 33 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), 64 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), two in Khulna (excluding city corporation area) and nine in Mymensingh division, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The total number of dengue cases rose to 37,206 while 147 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease were reported this year. 

During the same 24-hour period, 308 dengue patients were discharged from hospitals across the country after receiving treatment.

Last year, a total of 1,01,214 people were infected with dengue, while 575 deaths from the disease were reported, the statement added.

HKJ